Editing Celtic F.C. (section)

==Influence on other clubs==
Due to Celtic's large following, several clubs have emulated or been inspired by Celtic. As the club has a large following, especially in Northern Ireland, several clubs have been founded there by local Celtic fans. The most notable and successful was [[Belfast Celtic]], formed in 1891 simply as ''Celtic''. Upon incorporation as a limited company in 1901, however, the club adopted the name "Belfast Celtic", the title "Celtic Football Club Ltd" already being registered by the Glasgow club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Belfast Celtic F.C. – Souvenir History 1891–1939 – published 1939 – (unknown author) (unknown publisher) |website=Belfast Celtic – The Grand Old Team |url=http://www.belfastceltic.org/history/souvenir.html |access-date=12 December 2014 |archive-date=28 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128052926/http://www.belfastceltic.org/history/souvenir.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Their home from the same year was [[Celtic Park (Belfast)|Celtic Park]] on Donegall Road in west [[Belfast]], known to the fans as ''Paradise''.<ref name=groundtastic>{{cite web|url=http://www.groundtastic.co.uk/archives/belfast_celtic.htm|title=Belfast Celtic|website=Groundtastic|access-date=11 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828182014/http://www.groundtastic.co.uk/archives/belfast_celtic.htm |archive-date=28 August 2008 }}</ref> It was one of the most successful teams in Ireland until it withdrew from the [[Irish Football League|Irish League]] in 1949.<ref>{{cite web|title=The History of the Grand Old Team|url=http://www.belfastceltic.org/history/index.html|website=Belfast Celtic – The Grand Old Team|access-date=4 January 2017|archive-date=11 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711215020/http://www.belfastceltic.org/history/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Donegal Celtic]], currently playing in the [[NIFL Premier Intermediate League]],<ref>{{cite web|title=NIFL Premier Intermediate|url=http://www.nifootballleague.com/nifl-premier-intermediate|website=Northern Ireland Football League|access-date=4 January 2017|archive-date=5 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105084710/http://www.nifootballleague.com/nifl-premier-intermediate|url-status=live}}</ref> was established in 1970,<ref name="napit">{{cite web|title=Donegal Celtic FC|url=http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/football/carnegieirishpremier/donegal-celtic.php|website=Napit.co.uk Sports Information & News|access-date=4 January 2017|archive-date=23 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023201720/http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/football/carnegieirishpremier/donegal-celtic.php|url-status=live}}</ref> with the Celtic part being taken on due to the massive local following for Scotland's Celtic and formerly Belfast Celtic.<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Bairner|editor1-first=Alan|title=Sport and the Irish|date=2005|publisher=University College Dublin Press|isbn=978-1-910820-93-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G2-0DQAAQBAJ&q=%22donegal+celtic%22+glasgow&pg=PT282|access-date=27 February 2017|archive-date=9 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909141724/https://books.google.com/books?id=G2-0DQAAQBAJ&q=%22donegal+celtic%22+glasgow&pg=PT282|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Annual Anti-Racism World Cup about to get underway|url=http://www.irishnews.com/sport/2015/08/04/news/annual-anti-racism-world-cup-about-to-get-underway-210167/|access-date=27 February 2017|work=The Irish News|date=4 August 2015|archive-date=28 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228075040/http://www.irishnews.com/sport/2015/08/04/news/annual-anti-racism-world-cup-about-to-get-underway-210167/|url-status=live}}</ref> They are nicknamed ''The Wee Hoops'' and play at [[Donegal Celtic Park]] on Suffolk Road in Belfast.<ref name="napit" />
A club by the name of [[Lurgan Celtic]] was originally formed in 1903, with the obvious slant of aiming towards the [[Roman Catholic]] community of the [[Lurgan|town]], adopting the name and colours of the Glaswegian Celtic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lurgan Celtic|url=http://lowerleaguemanager.com/gazeteer/northern-ireland/lurgan-celtic/|website=Lower League Manager|access-date=9 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614195051/http://lowerleaguemanager.com/gazeteer/northern-ireland/lurgan-celtic/|archive-date=14 June 2018|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The [[County Armagh]] club currently plays in the [[NIFL Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NIFL Championship|url=http://www.nifootballleague.com/nifl-championship|website=Northern Ireland Football League|access-date=4 January 2017|archive-date=5 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105083456/http://www.nifootballleague.com/nifl-championship|url-status=live}}</ref> In the Republic of Ireland, both [[Tuam Celtic A.F.C.]] and [[Castlebar Celtic F.C.]] play at grounds called Celtic Park.<ref>{{cite news |title=Club Mark awarded to Tuam Celtic |url=https://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/club-mark-awarded-to-tuam-celtic |access-date=21 December 2021 |work=FAI |date=9 July 2021 |archive-date=21 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221222654/https://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/club-mark-awarded-to-tuam-celtic |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.castlebarceltic.com/default.asp?nc=2723&id=39|title=Castlebar Celtic F.C. – Club History|publisher=www.castlebarceltic.com|accessdate=24 May 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708123540/http://www.castlebarceltic.com/default.asp?nc=2723&id=39|archivedate=8 July 2011}}</ref>

Throughout Scotland and England, other clubs have been named after and adopted Celtic's kit. These include the now defunct Scottish club [[Blantyre Celtic F.C.]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blantyreproject.com/2014/08/blantyre-celtic-football-club/|title=Blantyre Celtic Football Club/|last=paulveverka|date=9 August 2014|website=Blantyre Project - Official History Archives, Lanarkshire|access-date=6 December 2019|archive-date=30 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930152553/https://blantyreproject.com/2014/08/blantyre-celtic-football-club/|url-status=live}}</ref> Irish club Listowel Celtic F.C.;{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} and English lower-league clubs [[Cleator Moor Celtic F.C.]], which was founded in 1908–09 by Irish immigrants employed in the local iron ore mines,<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/cleatormoorcelticfc01/161160/History|website=Cleator Moor Celtic FC|access-date=4 January 2017|archive-date=5 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105084329/http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/cleatormoorcelticfc01/161160/History|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Celtic Nation F.C.]] (now defunct)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Purden|first1=Richard|title=Celtic Nation: A team on the rise|url=http://irishpost.co.uk/celtic-nation-team-rise/|access-date=4 January 2017|work=The Irish Post|date=27 March 2014|archive-date=5 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105120742/http://irishpost.co.uk/celtic-nation-team-rise/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Coney|first1=Steven|title=Cash-strapped Celtic Nation to fold as dream turns sour|url=http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/step-five-and-below/12378/cash-strapped-celtic-nation-to-fold-after-ten-years/|access-date=4 January 2017|work=The Non-League Paper|date=28 April 2015|archive-date=28 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228022531/http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/step-five-and-below/12378/cash-strapped-celtic-nation-to-fold-after-ten-years/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[West Allotment Celtic F.C.]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Depleted Celtic grind out impressive Birtley win|url=http://westallotmentcelticfc.com/depleted-celtic-grind-out-impressive-birtley-win/|access-date=4 January 2017|work=West Allotment Celtic|date=14 October 2013|archive-date=5 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105085435/http://westallotmentcelticfc.com/depleted-celtic-grind-out-impressive-birtley-win/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
Somerset club [[Yeovil Town F.C.]], who traditionally wore an all-green shirt, modified their uniform to emulate Celtic's, inspired by the Scottish club's 2003 [[UEFA Cup]] run.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football:%20Yeovil%20are%20Hoop-ing%20for%20glory.-a0102690565|title=Yeovil are Hoop-ing for glory|work=The Mirror|date=3 June 2003|access-date=25 March 2017|archive-date=25 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325112833/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football:%20Yeovil%20are%20Hoop-ing%20for%20glory.-a0102690565|url-status=live}}</ref>

South African club [[Bloemfontein Celtic F.C.]], based in [[Bloemfontein ]], previously one of the most popular clubs in the country with a large fan base in the [[Free State (South African province)|Free State]], is also named after Celtic F.C. Founded in 1969 as ''Mangaung United'', in 1984, the then owner Molemela took over the club and changed the name to ''Bloemfontein Celtic''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celtic Sold To New Owner?|url=http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/teams/bloemfontein-celtic/max-tshabala-says-he-is-the-new-bloem-celtic-owner/170006|website=Soccer Laduma|access-date=28 August 2015|date=21 July 2014|archive-date=21 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121142847/https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/teams/bloemfontein-celtic/max-tshabala-says-he-is-the-new-bloem-celtic-owner/170006|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sibembe |first=Yanga |date=2021-08-17 |title=Royal AM finally make it into the Premiership after PSL confirms Bloem Celtic purchase |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-08-17-royal-am-finally-make-it-into-the-premiership-after-psl-confirms-bloem-celtic-purchase/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref> In the United States of America, Hurricanes F.C. of [[Houston|Houston, Texas]] rebranded as [[Celtic FC America]] in 2019 and play in the [[Texas Premier Soccer League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Soccer: Celtic FC America looks to find permanent home in League City |date=9 July 2019 |url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/sports/article/Soccer-Celtic-FC-America-looks-to-find-permanent-14083160.php |publisher=Chron.com |access-date=18 August 2020 |archive-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023134007/https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/sports/article/Soccer-Celtic-FC-America-looks-to-find-permanent-14083160.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

Amateur Australian club [[South Lismore Celtic FC]], which plays in the [[Football Far North Coast|FFNC]] Premier League, the top league of the [[Football Far North Coast]] region, are named and designed after Celtic. South Lismore Celtic FC were the 2022 champions of the FFNC Premier League.